Scoop-scale.



No. 630,942. Patented Aug. l5, I899.

J. H. SNOW.

SCOOP SCALE.

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SCOOP SCALE.

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No. 630,942. Patented Aug. l5, i899. .1. H. snow.

scooP SCALE.

(Application filed Apr. 28, 1898.)

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JACOB I-I. SNOV, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

SCOOP-SCALE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,942, dated August15, 1899.

Application filed April 28,1898. Serial No. 679,138. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, JACOB H. SNOW, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Scoop-Scales, as set forthin the annexed specification.

My invention relates to improvements in scoop-scales-, and the object ofthe invention is to provide a scoop-scale with which any article scoopedby the common scoop now in use can be scooped and weighed in the scoop.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the sco0p-scale in theposition to be used as a scoop. Fig. 2 is a side View of the scoopscalein the weighing position. Fig. 3 is a top view of the handledisconnected from the scoop. Fig. 4 is a top view of the finger pieceand guide. Fig. 5 is an enlarged side view of the scale disconnectedfrom the scoop. Fig. 6 is a side sectional view of the scale taken onthe line A A in Fig. 5.

Similarnumerals of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates the scoop, similar to the common scoop now in use.

2 designates a connection between the scoop and scale.

3 designates rivets which hold the connection 2 to the scoop.

at designates notches in the upright piece.

5 designates a finger-piece which fits under the handle.

6 designates the handle.

7 designates a tooth that fits in the notches 4 when the handle is inaposition to'be used as a scoop.

8 designates a hook on the top of the connection 2, projecting towardthe handle and adapted to fit between the forks of the handle and act asa guide to prevent the turning of the scoop while in a weighingposition.

9 designates the forks of the handle adapted to work on either side ofthe hook 8.

1O designates a rivet that holds the forks of the handle to the scale.

11 designates the cover of the scale.

12 designates a slide that fits inside of the top cover of the scale andis used to adjust the scale when out of adjustment by sliding up or downin the cover 11.

13 designates the lower half of the scale, which slides loosely insideof the cover 11 and 12.

14 designates a double hook at the lower end of the scale, the inner endof which connects with the spring 17 and the-outer end connects with theprojection 15 on the connector 2.

15 designates a projection on the connector 2 through which passes thehook 14.

16 designates a slot cut in the slide 12, so it can be sprung out tomake it fit snug inside of the cover 11.

17 designates the spring connected at the top and bottom of the scale.

The operation of the scoop-scale is as follows: The handle is placed inthe position shown in Fig. l and the first finger is placed under thefinger-piece, (marked 5,) which is held firm against the handle untilthe scoop is filled, and then the first finger is released and thefinger-piece 5 drops down and the handle is moved back until the hookSis removed from the notches t and the handle swings into the positionshown in Fig. 2, and the scoop is then suspended by the scale, which isheld at the top by the forks of the handle 9, being secured to the topof the scale by the rivet 10, and the scale is then drawn down by theweight in the scoop, as shown in the detail views Figs. 5 and 6. Whenthe scoop is empty, the scale is adjusted by moving the slide 12 up ordown, so the bottom of the slide is ona line with the first mark on thescale when there is nothing in the scoop.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination in a scoop-scale of the scoop 1, the connector 2, thefinger-piece 5, the handle 6, scales interposed between and pivotallyconnected to the scooped handle the hook 7, the notches 4c, the hook 8,and the forks 9, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination in a scoop-scale of the scoop 1, having securedthereto the upright 2, the rivets 3, the notch 4:, the finger-piece forlocking the handle to the scoop whereby the handle and scoop are rigidlyheld together.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 15 my own I have hereuntoaflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JACO B H. SNOV.

Witnesses:

JEssE D. HANNICK. L. E. SNOW.

